Gens: ARADIUS
Created: 9th December 2007
Update:  21st August 2020
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:      Local magistrate:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Paternus, Proculus, Rufinus
Senatorial Saturninus, Tiberianus
Equestrian n/a
Equestrian (mil) n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors n/a
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 3 plus 4 or 5 more outside period scope excl. the Valerii
Notes: stemma is very uncertain. Scholars disagree on dating of career of Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus, either period of Septimius Severus or Severus Alexander.
Furcilia Optata T(iberiana) is the wife of an Aradius Paternus, a father of RE3 and RE1a (as Settipani prefers) or the Aradius Paternus, leg Cappadocia in 231.
Literature Arnheim: Senatorial Aristocracy (1972) p.52-54, 157 (various Aradii)
Beschaouch, A.: "Une hypothèse sur la date du vice-proconsulat en Afrique de Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus", in S. Panciera (ed.), Epigrafia e ordine
senatorio, Tituli 4, Roma 1982, p. 471 sqq (NOT AVAILABLE TO ME) (dates RE3 as vice procos Africa to 217 and his cos suff to ca. 15 years before;
this eaelier dating is not followed in stemma below)
Birley: Roman Government of Britain (2005) p.353-354 ([---]r[---]ius Rufinus, governor Brit Sup under Caracalla or Severus Alexander; he could be A. Triarius
Rufinus, cos ord 210, or Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus or L. Prosius Rufinus , legatus of Thracia in 222)
Bond, Sarah Emily: "Ob Merita: The epigraphic rise and fall of the civic patrona in Roman North Africa", thesis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007
She discusses the African women of the Aradii or members by marriage: p.64 Furcilia Optata, p.66 Calpurnia Ceia Aemiliana, p.66 Aradia Roscia
Champlin, Edward: "Serenus Sammonicus", in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 85 (1981), p.199-205 discusses the Aradii and the difficulty of making a stemma.
Chastagnol: Fastes de la Préfecture de Rome (1962) p.41, 59-63 (§14, §22, §24 Aradius Rufinus, PUR 304-305, 312 and 312-313), p.96-102, 134 (§40, §56 L. Aradius Valerius 
Proculus Populonius PUR 337-338, 351-352), p.196-198 (§78 Aradius Rufinus, PUR 376), p.209-210 (§87 Valerius Severus, PUR 382), 
p.229-230 (§91 Valerius Pinianus, PUR 385-387), stemma p.295
Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales (1986) p.139-142 (§4 Q. Aradius Rufinus, governor Syria Coele 267)
Christol, Michel: "A propos des Aradii: Le stemma d'une famille senatoriale au IIIe siècle ap. J.-C." in ZPE, Bd.28, 1978, p.145-150, with revised stemma 
on p.150 (argues that  Iunia Aiacia Modesta was the granddaughter of Q. Aiacius Modestus Crescentianus, not the daughter)
Corbier: Aerarium (1974) p.319-324 (§66 Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus, praef aerar Saturn), p.458 (§XXXIV ditto, praef aerar milit)
Corbier, M. "Les familles clarissimes d’Afrique proconsulaire (Ier–IIIe siècle)", Tituli 5, Roma 1982, p. 685-754  [NOT AVAILABLE TO ME]
Craven: Imperial Families of Ancient Rome (2020) p.248-250 makes Saturninus, cos ord 264, a L. Aradius Saturninus, son of A1013. No evidence for this.
Dietz: Senatus (1980) p.81-85 (§V Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus)
Gilliam: Syria Coele (1958) p.240 (§26 Aradius Rufinus, governor, unknown date)
Hächler: Kontinuität und Wandel (2019) p.279-283 (§30 Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus), p.651 (§III L. Aradius Roscius Rufinus Saturninus Tiberianus, A1013)
Jones, Martindale and Morris PLRE vol.I (1971)  stemma 30 of the Valerii and Aradii
Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.168-169, 181, 218-219, 263-264, 282, 286, 321, 323, 346, 363, 383 (Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus, followes Beschaouch in his dating), 
p.181, 235, 364 (P. Aradius Paternus), 
Okon, Danuta: "Stemma der Aradii", in Eos 92, 2005, p.153–155. [NOT AVAILABLE TO ME]
Panciera, Silvio: "Ancora sulla famiglia senatoria ‘africana’degli Aradii", in L’Africa romana, 4, 2, Sassari 1987, pp. 547-572, stemma p.571-572 (he prefers
RE1 and RE2 to be descendants of  Ti. Aradius (Saturninus?) due to the use of cognomen Saturninus). He doubts that Proculus, son of cos 340, is the same man as 
Proculus, procos Africa 340).
PIR2 letter R (1999) p.95 stemma 
Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales Anatolie (1989) p.166-167 (§128 Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus, governor of Galatia 224/5-226/7), 
p.238 (§186 P.? Aradius Paternus, governor Cappadoca 231)
Remy, Bernard: "La carrière de Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus", in Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Bd. 25, 1976, p.458-477 with stemma on p.477
Rüpke: Fasti Sacerdotum (2008) p.543 (§706 Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus, suggests he was the son of Q. Aiacius Modestus Crescentianus, cos II ord 228) 
Scheid, John and Cecere, Maria Grazia Granino: "Les Sacerdoces Publics Equestres", in Demougin, Devijver and Raepsaet-Charlier: L'Ordre Equestre (1999) 
p.127,144 (§16 L. Aradius etc A1016, local curio)
Settipani: Continuite Gentilice (2000)  p.230-238 lists the evidences and proposes a stemma, which I partially follow below.
Sherk: Galatia, governors AD 112-285 (1979) p.173 (§124 Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus, governor c.224)
Takmer, Burak: "Havza’dan Yeni Bir Miltaşı Üzerinde Aradii Soyundan Yeni Bir Galatia Valisi: C. Aradius Rufinus", in "Vir Doctus Anatolicus, Studies in Memory of
Sencer Sahin", Istanbul 2016, p.828-856 (a milestone documents a new legate of Galatia under Maximinus Thrax: C. Aradius Rufinus. Probably the successor 
of M. Domitius Valerianus)
Thebert, Yvon: "La romanisation d'une cité indigène d'Afrique : Bulla Regia", in MEFRA tome 85, 1973. pp. 289-290 lists the 8 Aradii mentioned on inscriptions. 
Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.94-95 (§133 Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus, vice-procos)
Thomasson: SPQR (1975) p.15-16 (Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus)
Young, Alexis Mary: "The Roman North African Macella", thesis MacMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1993, p.35, 134-136 (discusses three of the Aradii mentioned 
on inscriptions at Bulla Regia: L. Aradius Roscius Rufinus [----], possibly = A1013, Ti. Arad[ius--], possibly his father and Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus 
(cos suff 228)) 
Changes 2013.12.28 Header restructured plus updates.
2020.08.06 New header, much expanded reference list plus many updates
2020.08.21 removed Beschaouch et alia "Les ruines de Bu1la Regia", Added article by Thebert and thesis by Young.
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                            
(Aradius) 
? ~ (Roscia Aeliana)
 
 
Aradius Paternus ~ Furcilia Optata T(iberiana) or married to RE1a, leg of 231
notable from Bulla Regia dt of Furcilius Censor Augur
in Africa Proconsularis,
?
 
LP14-62? 28-45 33-88 33-111 39-149 LP29-42 Okon93
RE3 A1016 A1017Rüpke706 Okon95+96 Bar47 ? Okon100 ? PIR addenda RE1a AE1989-731 cf Takmer article R153 Okon881
Q. Aradius Rufinus Optatus Aelianus     Ti. Aradius [Saturninus?]     (P.?) Aradius Paternus C. Aradius Rufinus [...]r[...]ius Rufinus
from Bulla Regia clar vir cos suff ante 231 leg Aug pr pr Galatia cos suff under Septimius Severus
cooptatus sodalis Augustalis Claudialis 219 CIL X 6439 = VI 1695 leg Aug praeses Cappadocia 231 under Maximinus Thrax leg Aug pr pr Brit (Sup?) 
leg leg VII, praef aer milit c.218-222?  ? ~ (Roscia) AE1964-5 235/238 ? an Aradius Rufinus
praef aer Satur c.222-225? ~ Furcilia Optata T(iberiana) ? = RE3
leg Aug pr pr Galatia c.224/5-226/7 dt of Furcilius Censor Augur
leg Aug pr pr Syria Phoenice, cos suff 228 ? notable of Bulla Regia
leg Aug pr pr Syria Coele c.229/230,     
agens vice-procos Africa c.238 /239    
AE1971-490    
~ Calpurnia Fidiana Ceia Aemiliana, clar fem,    
clar fem, patron of Thibica    
? = Iulia Memmia Calpurnia Aemiliana Fidiana,    
dt of C. Memmius Fidus Iulius Albus, cos    
     
LP33-88 Bar1442   PIR-addenda
R143 A1013a PLRE anonym126 Okon97   REa Okon94 CIL VI-31948 S215 PLRE-2
Q. Aradius Rufinus L. Aradius Roscius Rufinus  P. Aradius Paternus      Furcilia Optata T[iberia] (L. Aradius ??) Saturninus
leg Syria Coele 267? clar vir, inscription Bulla Regia, Rufinianus Aelianus [Iu?]n(ior) cos ord 264
murdered Septimius Odaenathus  ? = L. Aradius Roscius Rufinus  clar puer ?? = Saturninus S214, 
(cos suff 257/258) of Palmyra in 267 Saturninus Tiberianus usurpator sub Gallienus
~ Iunia Aiacia Modesta, A471, ?grd-dt of  probably fictitious
Q. Aiacius Modestus Crescentianus, 
cos II ord 228  
?  
   
RE4 A1014 A1015 PLRE10 A1013 RE1 Rüpke704 Okon98 Bar1970 RE2 Okon99
Q. Aradius Rufinus L. Aradius Roscius Rufinus Saturninus Tiberianus             P. Aradius Roscius Rufinus Saturninus Tiberianus
cos suff 285/290 PUR 304-305 clar vir, III vir stlit iudic, clar vir, CIL VIII 14470
cos ord bis 311 sevir equestrium turmarum, AE1995-412
PUR 312+312-313 q cand (aged 36), augur, curio, or son of Lucius A1013 or son of RER1a
~ (Valeria), sister?  of patron Priverna, ~ Septimia Severa
Valerius Maximus Basilius  ? = his presumed father Okon97
PUR 319-321 cos 327
   
RE6 PLRE Proculus11 Rüpke707 RE5 PLRE12 ?? PLRE3 A1018 RE7 RE Roscius29
L. Aradius Valerius Proculus signo Populonius         Q. Aradius Rufinus Valerius Proculus     Proculus (Aradia) Ros(cia) [….]
pr Tutelaris, leg pr pr Numidia, peraequator census Gallaeciae, signo Populonius procos Africa 319 Calpurnia Purgilla
praeses Byzacenae, consularis Europa et Thracia, consularis Sicilia, clar vir, praeses Byzacenae 321 or uncle clar puella,
comes ordinis secundi, comes ordinis primi,  procos Africa, patron of Chullu, Thaenae, Zama Regia, patron Bulla Regia,
PP Africa 319 comes II ordinis primi intra Palatium c.333/7 Hadrumentum, CivitasFaustianensis and of ? Middidi
PUR 337-338 cos ord 340 PUR 351-352 patron Puteoli,
augur, pont, XV vir sf, pont Flavialis, sodalis Flavialis
 
RE10 PLRE11 Rüpke705 RE Proculus13 PLRE4
Aradius Rufinus       (Aradius Valerius) Proculus
clar vir, comes Orientes 363-364 ? = procos Africa 340
PUR 376
XV vir sf from the 350s, pagan,
† by 401/402
   
  RE Severus32 PLRE29 RE Pinianus1 PLRE1
daughters   Valerius Severus     (Valerius) Pinianus Severus
PUR 382 PUR 385-7
envoy 395/396
 
RE Pinianus2 PLRE2 PLRE2-2
Valerius Pinianus     (Valerius) Severus
vir clar, * c.380 ment by Symmachus
priest aged 24 in 405
† 431 or 432
~ (Valeria) Melania, PLRE2, ?
dt of Valerius Publicola PUR 374  
RE408a
V aleria Sebera Laeontia
clar fem,
dt of a Valerius Severus
~ Refrigerius, clar vir
 
 
Refrigerius
clar puer
UNCERTAIN DATE